heavy snow will fall from utah to wyoming to new mexico. some mountain areas could get as much as 24 inches. the midwest remains relatively calm ahead of the storm. rain, ice, and snow will continue to push through much of the northeast, and it will be warm and dry in the south. >>> "cbs moench watney watch" t. apple loses its latest round with samsung. and a toy gets a makeover to appeal to boys. we have more from new york. good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. most asian markets rallied on new signs of china's economic recovery. tokyo's nikkei rose 1% while the hang seng lost a fraction. >>> optimism over the fiscal cliff negotiations powered the best day for blue chips this month. the dow rose 100 while the nasdaq added 39. >>> samsung is allowed to keep selling three of its smartphones that were found to infringe on apple patents. on monday night, a federal judge rejected apple's demands to pull the model from the shelves saying that was too broad a punishment. competition between the companies is fierce. samsung recently toppe